The Knee Flashcards
What is the knee joint?
A bicondylar type synovial joint
What are the articulating surfaces of the knee?
Tibiofemoral , medial lateral and condyles of the femur articulating with the femur, and patellofemoral, anterior and distal part of the femur
What are some of the nerves in the knee joint?
Femoral tibial and common fibular nerve
What are some of the features of the menisci of the knee joint?
Deepen the articular surface of the tibia, and act as shock absorber, the medial meniscus is fixed to the tibial collateral ligaments
Name the bursa of the knee joint.
The suprapatellar bursa, the prepatellaar bursa, the infrapatellar bursa and the semimembranosus bursa.
What are the main ligaments of the knee?
The tibial or medial collateral ligament, the fibular (lateral) collateral ligament, and the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, and the patellar ligament
How can you damage the anterior cruciate ligament of the leg?
Can be torn by hyperextension of the leg.
What is housemaids knee?
Inflammation of the prepatellar bursa.
What is clergymans knee?
Inflammtion of the infrapatellar bursa
What is the unhappy triad?
Damage to the medial meniscus and the medial collateral ligament
When do you see damage to the collateral ligaments?
When a force is applied to the side of the ligament
What is the most common method of damage to the PCL?
A dashboard injury
When causes a unhappy triad?
A lateral force to a extended knee
